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Westpac posts profit of $363m for 1H 2013

JP Morgan Chase reports Q1 2013 net income of $6.5b

Citi posts net income of $3.8b for Q1 2013

CBA posts profit of $3.68b for 1H 2013

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Kasikornbank enables convenience for partner merchants through new mobile solution launch

Date: Apr 24, 2013
Author: Durva Lakhlani
Categories: Channels, Mobile Banking, Retail Banking, Retail Payments, Technology & Operations, Thailand
Keywords: Kasikornbank, Thailand, K-Merchant on Mobile, mPOS

Kasikornbank expects to win over around 20,000 card-accepting smart-phones and tablets in 2013, of the 50,000 additional merchants it aims to capture over a similar period.

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Virtual currencies pose attractive alternative to physical money

Date: Apr 10, 2013
Author: Magessan Raj
Categories: Innovation, Payments, Technology & Operations, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Bitcoin, FinCEN, US Treasury, Zip Zap, Alan Safahi, Art Cashin, Amazon, Coins

Bitcoin experienced a spectacular surge in value following Cyprus’ botched bailout attempt. Is the virtual currency a mere bubble waiting to explode, or the future of cash?

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Mobile payments market continues to heat up with PayPal Here UK launch

Date: Feb 25, 2013
Author: Magessan Raj
Categories: Channels, Mobile Banking, Retail Banking, Retail Payments, Technology & Operations
Keywords: PayPal, PayPal Here, Square, Intuit Pay, mPowa, Payleven, iZettle, Hill Ferguson

PayPal launches new mobile payments service allowing small businesses to process credit and debit transactions through new card-scanning device, beating rival Square to euro market.

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US corporates stand to gain through participation in Rmb payments

Date: Jan 29, 2013
Author: Magessan Raj
Categories: China, Payments, Rmb, Transaction Banking
Keywords: SWIFT, Lisa O’Connor, James Will, Alfred Nader, Western Union

Renminbi payments recorded continued growth in the UK and Singapore, but tapered off in the US due to persistence with payments in USD.

Research Note

Kenyan banks struggle to break Safaricom’s mobile banking space monopoly

Date: Jan 29, 2013
Author: Research
Categories: Mobile Banking, Retail Banking, Retail Payments
Keywords: m-Pesa, P2P Payments, Safaricom, Vodafone, M-Shwari, e-float, John Staley, Equity Bank

A lack of specific financial regulations governing telecommunication operators has contributed to m-Pesa’s explosive growth.

Research Note

M-commerce, P2P payments and dynamic personalisation key issues for mobile banking in 2013

Date: Jan 22, 2013
Author: Research
Categories: Innovation, Mobile Banking, Retail Banking, Retail Payments, Technology & Operations
Keywords: NFC, RBI, P2P, Vodafone, MasterCard, Cash-to-mobile, Citibank, Bank of East Asia, Vincent Hui, Sridhar Iyer

Citibank India enabled NFC mobile payments in 2009 and is now banking on m-commerce and P2P payments, while Bank of East Asia believes dynamic personalisation is the next big thing.

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